1st Edition

Idioms for Inclusivity Fostering Belonging with Language

200 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

This collection of short, illustrated books for ages 7-14 uses common idioms to introduce children to key concepts in linguistics and gives them a language-oriented framework to use when discussing issues of inclusion. Informed by sociolinguistic research, yet written accessibly, each volume in this set poses probing questions to guide readers through beginner linguistic analysis with suggested... Read more

The Idioms for Inclusivity: Fostering Belonging with Language set consists of:

  • Keep Your Word: Discussing Promises
  • Speak for Yourself: Discussing Assumptions
  • Talk It Out: Discussing Disagreement
  • Use Your Voice: Discussing Identity
  • Use Your Words: Discussing Articulation

Biography

Samantha Beaver is a workplace communications analyst and linguist with over 8 years of language research and teaching/training experience. She is currently CEO & Founder of Memra Language Services.